Thursday, November 14, 2013

We Love: Humans of New York

HONY is a project made by Brandon Stanton and it's full of heartbreaking, interesting and also very inspiring stories. For more click HERE, but first - let's take a look at some of our favorites!

"Nobody wanted to come with me, so I came alone."

"I'm looking for a little inspiration."

"What kind of inspiration?"

"I'm illustrating a book. The main character is a 'celebrated woman' in the town. And this woman seemed to fit that description to me."

"I'm learning to deal with negative feelings, like envy."

"What are you envious of?"

"Normal stuff. Women with more successful careers, things like that. I'm finding that if you try to resist your envy, it sticks around. But if you accept it as natural, and don't judge yourself, it will pass, like a cloud.

"I write in my journal everyday.""Why's that?""So much happens in life, I think it's good to live it again and get some distance from it. Or else everything is in a muddle, like on a merry-go-round."

"The reward of painting for me is in the learning. That after all these millions of studies of flowers, trees, and lakes, I can finally pull the rabbit out of the hat."

"We go to the same church."

"I'm breaking out of my shell."

“I actually just got a role in the upcoming season of Boardwalk Empire.”“Awesome, what’s your role?”“I’m not really allowed to talk about that.”“Do you get shot?”“I can’t say.”“You get shot.